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\n Stories\n <\/h1>\n \n \n \n\n

Module 1.6 \u2013 Advanced: Advanced Content: Stories <\/p>\n\n\n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Stories are a dynamic post type in cuTheme designed to share important updates and news, with a unique visual flair. Each story has a branded banner featuring the 杏吧原创 Wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n Table of Contents\n <\/h2>\n
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\n \n 1.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Step-by-Step\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 1.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Add and Edit a New Story\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 1.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Categorize Stories\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 1.3\n <\/span>\n\n \n Featured Image\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 1.4\n <\/span>\n\n \n Excerpt\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Try it Out\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Step-by-Step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Add and Edit a New Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. From the dashboard, go to the left side of the screen, hover over Stories<\/strong>, and click on Add New.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Add<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3. Add an image by clicking within the banner and then Select Image<\/strong> at the right under block options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Select<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The image will appear with the 杏吧原创 wave overlaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Story<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

4. Give your story a title by clicking Add a Title.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Add text to the post by typing where it says “Type \/ to choose block”. This is a paragraph block. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Title<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

6. Save a draft or publish your story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the top right corner of the content editor screen, you will see buttons that allow you to save draft or publish your content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Save<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a story is published, this will change to Update. Use the update to save any changes you make to your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Update<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

7. Preview your story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click the icon beside the Update button to preview your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Preview<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Categorize Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

8. Categorize your post by clicking the “Add New Category” link, giving your category a name, and then clicking the Add New Category<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Screenshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Featured Image<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

9. Set a featured image for your story. This will show up as a thumbnail when stories are listed on a page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click Set featured image<\/strong> and then choose an image from your media library or upload one from your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/em><\/strong> Recommended size for featured image is 600 x 400 pixels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Set<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Excerpt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

10. Add a one to two sentence description of the post by typing in the excerpt box. It will be used to preview the content wherever your stories are listed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note this is optional. If the excerpt is empty, one is created automatically using the first 55 words of the Post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Post<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Try it Out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you have learned how to save a draft, publish, and preview your content, it’s time to try it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Add a new story. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Add an image to the banner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Give it a title and some content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Save this story as a draft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Publish this story and view it on the front end.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Add a category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Add a featured image to your story.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Next: Module 1.7 – In the Media<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Stories are a dynamic post type in cuTheme designed to share important updates and news, with a unique visual flair. Each story has a branded banner featuring the 杏吧原创 Wave. Step-by-Step Add and Edit a New Story 1. From the dashboard, go to the left side of the screen, hover over Stories, and click on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":525,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[11],"class_list":["post-4649","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cu_page_type-general"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4649"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4915,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4649\/revisions\/4915"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cutheme-docs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=4649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}